Cruden Parish Church
Cruden Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, in the Presbytery of Buchan in rural Aberdeenshire. Cruden Old Church is situated between the coast village of Cruden Bay and the village of Hatton three miles inland. Services are held every Sunday at Cruden Old Church at 10 am. (There is a crèche available).
LATEST NEWS
Windows
The two temporary windows in Cruden Church are to be replaced at the end of April which completes the work on the east wall of the church which had been badly affected by wet rot. The new windows will be double-glazed and once they are in place we shall be conisdering how we can raise more funding to replace other church windows.
Communion Tokens
Our fundraising has continued successfully and the latest successful venture is the selling of old Cruden Communion tokens. Anyone interested in obtaining these tokens should check out eBay.
[More about the Communion Tokens]
Events in May
May is an important month in the Cruden Calendar. As well as the effort we make to support Christian Aid Week , which this year is 13 – 19 May, we finish the month with shared services when the congregation of St James’ s Episcopal Church unites with us, firstly in their building on 20 May at 9.30 am and then in our church on 27 May at 10 am.
1,000 Years of Christianity in the Parish
We celebrate 1,000 years of Christianity in the parish this year. In 1012 after the Battle of Crochdane, between the Scots and the Danes, a chapel was built at the site of the battle dedicated to St Olaf. This year St Olaf’s day is 29 July and that morning the three parish churches are combining to hold an outdoor service beside St Olaf’s Well, beside the 17th fairway of the golf course, when the celebrant will be the Episcopal Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney. We are grateful to Cruden Bay Golf Club for their permission to hold this service.
There will be a Flower Festival involving Cruden Parish Church, St James Episcopal Church and Cruden Bay Congregational Church on the 3rd weekend of August. Millennial celebration will come to an end when the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will preach at a united service in our church on 28 October.